[Elecraft] Keyer weighting (was 'Elecraft keyer chip replacement')

[Ralph Parker]

Many people confuse "ratio" with "weight". 'Weight' makes both the dots and
dashes longer (or shorter), but preserves the 3:1 ratio between the two.
I've used some radios with internal keyers that have adjustable "weight"
(wrongly named) that only makes the dots longer. Sounds terrible, IMHO.

I prefer my weight slightly on the 'heavy' side (52% on my Super CMOS III).
'Choppy' sounding CW usually means that the weighting is too light.

I always use an external keyer that does exactly what I want, except in a
contest, where my microHam keyer (via N1MM) has provisions for correctly
changing weight. Sounds good either way.

My internal keyers are for emergency use only.

Ralph, VE7XF